About WKU NOVA Center

The Nondestructive Analysis (NOVA) Center located at Western Kentucky University is the only facility of its kind at a North
American University, home to one of the world's largest Large Chamber Scanning Electron
Microscopes (LC-SEM).

A prototype of the LC-SEM was shown in the Hannover Industrial fair of 1995, attracting
the attention of many researchers and scientists from the Engineering and Materials
Science community.

Since the beginning, the LC-SEM has been a product of interest for many types of test
in a wide range of industries, from Archeology to Aerospace.

Vision

To be the preferred and pioneer analytical and technical service provider for nondestructive
SEM analysis.

Mission

As the only University in the USA or North America with the availability of this technology,
the NOVA Center will provide unrivalled Nanometrology, characterization, and analytical
services by using the LC-SEM.